Area Lighting

Placing fixtures in strategic locations above and/or below eye level
with overlapping beam spreads illuminates area without emphasizing
or accentuating any particular part of the area.

Downlighting

Lighting from above may illuminate an area for landscape or architectural
enhancement or special effects, and for safety or security. May also
be used to highlight a smaller area, or a single feature, or to create
a sense of perspective.

Grazing

This technique accentuate the texture of the surface being illuminated.
Simply place the fixture close to the plane of the wall, fence, or
other feature, and direct the light obliquely across it surface.

Moon Lighting

A soft, natural, diffuse effect similar to natural moonlight created
by projecting light downward, with the light passing through leaves
and branches to cast shadows on the ground below. This can be combined
with fixtures directing light upward to light the tree from below.

Pathway Lighting

Light projected on a walkway from above or alongside the illuminated
surface. This can be done for safety and security, as well as for
aesthetic impact.

Security Lighting

Strategic placement of accent lighting fixtures, combines with
low level illumination, provides security lighting without glare
for areas of any size. This provides ease of navigation, and increase
in safety.

Shadowing

A pleasing traditional effect in which the shadow of a tree, water
from a fountain, or architectural element is cast against a wall
or other surface by strong frontal illumination of the object. The
size of the projected image may be controlled by beam pattern or
by varying the distance from the light source to the object.

Silhouetting

The backlighting of architectural elements, trees, or other objects
so they stand out before a wall, fence, or other surface. This stunning
theatrical effect is created by placing the fixture directly behind
and below the object.

Spot Lighting

Individual features are powerfully illuminated from above or below
by a strong, narrowly focused beam of light. Some examples of items
benefiting from this technique are sculptures, statues, landscape
features, architectural details, and flag poles.

Step Lighting

Designed for safety, step lighting clearly illuminates the step
area to insure proper visibility. Step lights come in a variety of
lighting options: fluorescent, incandescent, incandescent, and tungsten
halogen

Underwater Lighting

The use of submersible fixtures in ponds, fountains and similar
environments to create interesting and exciting lighting effects.
These can range from spot lighting from beneath the water to soft,
glowing area lighting of the subsurface environment.

Uplighting

Architectural and landscape elements become visually dramatic features
when illuminated from below. Fixtures may be camouflaged by the use
of glare shield and louvers to hid the light source from the main
viewing angle.

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